There are 7 ways to get from Rochester to Columbus by plane, bus, car, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Rochester to Golden Triangle Regional Airport
best- Fly from Rochester (ROC) to Golden Triangle Regional Airport (GTR)plane ROC - GTR
5h 4m$182–715Bus to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, fly to Golden Triangle Regional Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Buffalo Niagara International Airportbus
- Fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Golden Triangle Regional Airport (GTR)plane BUF - GTR
6h 49m$165–470Bus, drive
- Take the bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Cleveland Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Cleveland Bus Station to Nashville Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Nashville Bus Station to Memphis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Memphis Bus Station to Tupelobus
- Drive from Tupelo to Columbuscar
27h 47m$209–329Train, drive (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Rochester to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Tuscaloosa Stationtrain
- Drive from Tuscaloosa Station to Columbuscar
34h 12m$765–1,279Drive 1,002.4 mi
- Drive from Rochester to Columbuscar 1,002.4 mi
18h 23m$172–248Fly Rochester to Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport, bus, drive
- Fly from Rochester (ROC) to Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM)plane ROC - BHM
- Take the bus from Birmingham-Shuttlesworth to Embassy Suites by Hilton Tuscaloosa Alabama Dowtownbus
- Drive from Embassy Suites by Hilton Tuscaloosa Alabama Dowtown to Columbuscar
7h 41m$342–1,500Bus, train, drive
- Take the bus from Rochester Bus Stop to New York Midtownbus
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Tuscaloosa Stationtrain
- Drive from Tuscaloosa Station to Columbuscar
34h 17m$622–1,056
Rochester (ROC) to Golden Triangle Regional Airport (GTR) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Rochester to Columbus is to drive which costs $170 - $250 and takes 18h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Rochester to Columbus is to fly which takes 5h 4m and costs $180 - $750.
The distance between Rochester and Columbus is 913 miles. The road distance is 1008.3 miles.
It takes approximately 5h 4m to get from Rochester to Columbus, including transfers.
Columbus is 1h behind Rochester. It is currently 5:21 AM in Rochester and 4:21 AM in Columbus.
Yes, the driving distance between Rochester to Columbus is 1008 miles. It takes approximately 18h 23m to drive from Rochester to Columbus.
There are 25+ hotels available in Columbus.
What companies run services between Rochester, NY, USA and Columbus, MS, USA?
Delta flies from Rochester (ROC) to Golden Triangle Regional Airport (GTR) twice daily.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Rochester to Golden Triangle Regional Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Golden Triangle Regional Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–460
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Golden Triangle Regional Airport via Detroit, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from Rochester to Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,400
Flights from Rochester to Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,400
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Golden Triangle Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Rochester to Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,500
Flights from Rochester to Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,400
Flights from Rochester to Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,500
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Rochester to Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,500
Flights from Rochester to Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,500
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Rochester to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $200–320
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Tuscaloosa Station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $550–950
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Tuscaloosa Station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $550–950
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Cleveland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Cleveland Bus Station to Nashville Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $100–150
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Nashville Bus Station to Memphis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Memphis Bus Station to Tupelo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–28
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Nashville Bus Station to Memphis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–16
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Rochester Bus Stop to New York Midtown
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–95
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 (205) 719-0469
- [email protected]
- Website
- Groome Transportation
Bus from Birmingham-Shuttlesworth to Embassy Suites by Hilton Tuscaloosa Alabama Dowtown
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- Groome Transportation
- Schedules at
- Groome Transportation
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